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Dear CASAN community, It’s been a BIG spring: We celebrated the official end of our April Arts for Asylum Seekers Fundraiser, participated as co-beneficiary at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue’s Rooted in Vermont fundraiser, welcomed our very first coordinator, and continued to support our families as they navigate changing asylum procedures. Read below for more on all of these stories! Celebrating Our Arts for Asylum Fundraiser At the beginning of May, we came together as a community

February, 2026 : CASAN’s asylum-seeking families arrive in Vermont after many months and often years of trauma, having fled warfare, gang violence, persecution due to their identity or other factors. They have had to sever ties with family, their communities, and flee to another country just in order to survive. A few years back one such woman, Ms. G, arrived alone in Vermont with her young child seeking asylum, a status she qualified for. Her husband had been killed by gunfi

December, 2025 : We're thrilled to share some wonderful news! One of the single moms we assist passed her driving road test on her third try! Thanks to the support of two faithful Spanish-speaking CASAN volunteers, she was able to practice driving and have an interpreter during her tests, so that she made it over the finish line! She cried tears of joy. The next step is for her to receive a donated car that has been saved for her, so that she can access better jobs. Having tr